Receipt documenting property tax paid by Mary Jones for the year 1858. Includes list of property.

Booklet containing information about the temperature, wind, and weather in Denton, Texas from July to December 1858. Otis G. Welch was the author and illustrator of this book. He recorded his observations at sunrise, noon, 3 p.m., and sunset. Mr. Welch also made notes about the wind, weather, and clouds. We debated about the artwork on the cover and - with the help of the staff of the Fort Worth Botanical Research Institute of Texas - decided that it is either a bent angle Curie Thermometer OR a "flowering grass culm with two rows of seed heads along the central axis of sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)."

Stock in Washington County Railroad purchased by Y.S. Veazey. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2

Receipt for lumber purchased from James, Montel & Co.

Receipt for lumber purchased from James, Montel & Co.

Receipt for supplies purchased from Karstendiek & Co.

Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items bought of Karstendiek & Co. at No. 103 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. Purchaser is Mr. Louis Huth, Castroville.

Receipt from the Office of the Picayune (newspaper) in New Orleans, dated September 15, 1858.

Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.

Notes for two separate sermons given on different days and in different locations. The first recounts the role of Christ as the conqueror of sin and death; the second discussing gratitude and mercy.

Certificate ordaining Orceneth Asbury Fisher with the office of Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church South as judged by the Texas Conference.

Notes for a sermon that appears to be a metaphorical discussion on Christian soldiers serving in the Army of God, references to the "breastplate of righteousness" and "shield of faith."

List of registered voters in precinct 5 of Laredo, Texas.

Copy of an announcement from the municipal government concerning the opening of bids for building materials.

List of eligible voters for the 1859 town councils.

Document listing the expenses incurred in remodeling the town hall.

Bid offer for 257.44 pesos from Miguel Lidwell to the mayor for construction work.

Announcement from the municipal government of Laredo, announcing that bids are now open for building materials and plans.

Bid offer of 222 pesos from Donasio Acosta to the mayor for construction.

Announcement from the mayor of the town, informing the citizens that bids are now open for large stones for construction purposes.

Copy of an announcement from the municipal government concerning the opening of bids on materials. The second document is dated December 7, 1858, and contains a decision to accept Miguel Lidwill's bid.

Request from various citizens to the town council, asking for various dangerous streets to be repaired.

Tally of votes for the election of a mayor and aldermen (regidores) in the city of Laredo, with the list of voters in precinct number 6.